-
Nancy Gowan
- Female
- London, Ontario
- Canada
- Gowan Consulting
- Blog Posts
- Discussions
- Events
- Groups
- Photos
- Photo Albums
- Videos
Gifts Received
Nancy Gowan has not received any gifts yet
Nancy Gowan's Page
Profile Information
- Organization
- Gowan Consulting
- Website
- http://www.gowanhealth.com
- Bio
- Nancy Gowan is a registered Occupational Therapist and Certified Disability Management Professional with experience working in industrial rehabilitation, accommodation and access planning. She has a Bachelor of Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy from McMaster University as well as a Diploma in Occupational Therapy from Mohawk College. Since graduating in 1988, Nancy has assisted local and national employers with the development of health and disability management strategies, which have added bottom line profits through improved productivity and access. She has implemented client centred health and disability management programs for many companies, yielding returns on investment ranging from 10% to 600%.
Nancy works in partnership with employers, employees and unions to develop customized strategies that will bring sustainable savings and improved employee access and productivity.
She has presented at national and international forums on accommodation and disability management and regularly contributes to disability management education through workshops and training programs as well as online newsletters. She is also involved with and chairs various committees addressing planning, facilitation, and education with many work-health related issues.
Nancy has been involved with the National Institute of Disability Management and Research since 1998 as a lead faculty in the Mohawk College Disability Management Certificate program in Ontario and as an online facilitator. She has taught various undergraduate and postgraduate classes of various disability management and work-health related topics.
Among her many publications, dating back to 1990, Nancy coauthored a chapter on “Ergonomics in Disability Management” in Ergonomics for Therapists, 3rd edition, 2007. She is currently engaged in writing a Human Resources Best Practice Manual for Managing Disability in the Workplace with Carswell, Thomson Reuter’s publications. She is also preparing a chapter “Disability Management: Transferring Research to Practice in Canadian Organizations” to be included in the Edited Book Disability Management: Theory, Research and Methods.
© 2012 Created by Ronny Wiskin.
Comment Wall
You need to be a member of Barrier Free Living Network to add comments!
Join Barrier Free Living Network